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Topic: My first add-on (Read 2300 times)

Its an early steam locomotive from the days of the Russian Empire in use from 1856 to 1906. I appreciate any feedback.obj=vehiclename=Russian Locomotive Class Dcopyright=Masterjedi1996waytype=trackspeed=90cost=1000runningcost=100power=2200gear=100engine_type=steamweight=55length=8intro_year=1856intro_month=1retire_year=1906retire_month=12

The quality is quite good for a first addon, nice work ! In my opinion, the biggest problem here is that your loc is all dark grey. Is there any part of the loc that you could "paint" in another color ? Like player color or a lighter metal color for instance ?

_ The loc is badly placed on some views (it appears slightly off the tracks). You can use a template to place your sprites exactly at the right place._ The tender is a little far from the loc on some views, using a template for the tender too should fix this._ I think it's obvious but I want to be sure: you don't have adjusted information in .dat files yet ? (costs, speed, power, constraints, etc...)

Graphically: in my opinion the line of player color does not look great at all on your graphics. Moreover, on SE view, you drew the line on only one side. You should try other solutions to make your graphics less grey. Take inspiration from other locs in pak128 or from photos. For instance, when I search "russian locomotive class D" I find that many locs have their wheels painted in red.

You will find a template and other information on my tutorial here, or on the wiki.